One-of-a-kind Abandoned House in Ohio | Victorian Era Woodwork and Staircase | 2020 Urbex

[@OnceOccupied]

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[@SplendoursVale]

So amazing! I do wish that we still made homes of this quality. Now we make junk for a throwaway world!

[@judithmcbride4023]

I completely agree!! Makes me soo sad, to know that it’s just left to rot!! I’d give anything to own a home like this!! Really enjoyed this vid! You did such a great job showing all the small details!! I can’t wait to see more of your work!!❤️

[@chrismeder2376]

Someone like Salvage Dogs needs to come in and remove all the woodwork and hardware from this old house. You can tell the house was incredible in its day. Thanks for the great video.

[@OnceOccupied]

No doubt. Especially before it caves in. Glad you like the video!

[@williebeamish5879]

Agree. Pretty sure fireplace mantles awesome, too. Hopefully repurposed. Give my eyeteeth for those beautiful doors and wainscoting. (oh wait, I don't have any eyeteeth anymore, dang, getting old sucks),.

[@OnceOccupied]

They definitely don’t build them like that anymore! I wish I could’ve seen the mantels.

[@ronframe387]

Please someone save the staircases and hardware. I like how it matches throughout the house!

[@JohnDoe-gz8dw]

Was gonna make a similar comment, someone got mantels, pocket doors, trim, fixtures, and especially that staircase need to be saved

[@jeremymurphy8241]

The house me and my wife are buying, was built in 1929, ten years after the house you're in, in this video, and is in much better shape. This reminds of homes that are off East 3rd street before the hill. It's crazy to think Dayton once had a population that would build homes to house the occupants, and the help i.e the butler and what not, and that there are so many going to ruin right now. I hope that we revitalize in a manner that would give a former glory back to the once great gem city, we're still great and scrappy but we once had titans of industry running throughout our very streets. Keep the great videos coming, it's neat to ride around town and see some of the homes you have been in lol. There was a few derelict properties in New Lebanon that appear to be abandoned with a history, and along 725 toward Hueston Woods that may be of interest to you.

[@Slayerjane61]

This house is extraordinary. I feel so sad that it has been left to fall down. Surely it was worth salvaging because of all the unusual and beautiful features like the staircase, the extensive paneling, the built in cabinet, and its interesting floor plan. What a tragedy no one rescued such a beauty! You are awfully brave to have ventured over those floors--thank you!

[@sandrakoch8682]

I just love the woodwork,built ins and pocket doors.

[@bangler62]

Just the fact that this house is standing in this condition with the rain and snow falling through attests to the incredible materials and craftsmanship that went into it. From foundation to framing lumber, everything used, and all finish work was skillfully done. And this was common practice in the trades. I'm third generation builder and without strong unions and trade labor associations with apprentice programs, it will never be common again.

[@candidethirtythree4324]

I agree 100% Everything looks so generic now, you can't even find people who can work on most of the old stuff, it is like a lost art. Thousands of years ago people could build giant cathedrals with just stone and wood, now you can't find anyone who even knows how to do it without steel.

[@suzum.9713]

@@candidethirtythree4324 BUT... they will know how to play video games. Lol. Eyeroll. It is very sad.

[@StallionFernando]

This is one of the reasons I wanna build my own house, specially in these times, not only can I NOT afford a home but the crap being built todays is ugly cheap and overpriced. I'd rather do the homework take my time building it myself (despite the lack of experience) that to pay someone double the money to build me something that won't last.

[@kacee-cf1xs]

Staircase and wood work beautiful

[@bluelblock]

That staircase teaser did NOT disappoint!

[@hellogorgeous3194]

I love the little stair case that leads outdoors

[@OnceOccupied]

4 year old me would have claimed that as a fort room!

[@tamarawalker8973]

They really payed attention to detail back then. The pocket door with the keyhole is amazing. The landing on the first staircase is perfect for a Christmas tree. Wish someone would have saved her. Great explore.

[@OnceOccupied]

I didn’t think about the Christmas 🎄 tree. With the curved wall that must have looked amazing!

[@KapricornKary]

You know this place was stunning in its day. Such a shame it was left to rot. The woodwork and staircase was just gorgeous!

[@chrismeder2376]

The odd item on the wall is a speaking tube.

[@OnceOccupied]

Really! That is wild. Old school intercom. Please consider subscribing. I love and appreciate the insight!

[@guod1973]

www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/COMMS/voicepipe/voicepipe.htm#speak a little further down the page is a catalog AD for them.

[@richardvg7670]

Thanks for that information never knew about anything like that I'm going to have to Google that and learn more about those now that's really cool and interesting

[@gloriahanes6490]

Yes, a very cool feature, I found these speaking tubes in my Victorian stuffed with paper as no one uses them anymore.

[@brucevipond2222]

Yes, speaking tube. The little spring loaded valve like device is a whistle. Open the valve and blow. It’ll whistle on the other end. Trust me don’t suck on it, you’ll get a mouthful of crud.

[@debraellison6255]

I love things from the 20s and 30s. This is really sad. Every city has these. Too bad they weren't sold before things got bad. You can almost see how grand this house was.Thanks for sharing.

[@benkleschinsky]

"The house isn't that large even though it feels pretty big." I think that is what is so great about older architecture you can find out there. These older homes were designed with many smaller rooms. I am not a fan of more open concept designs you see in modern spaces. An open concept home that is twice as large as this makes it feel way smaller. There is not a space wasted in these older homes.

[@jdexploresfan3628]

Loved the staircase and the pocket doors and also all the ornate metal and wood work. Thanks so much for the awesome explore 👍😃

[@debraburnham9802]

Woodwork & fireplaces are gorgeous !

[@Missfireblossom]

The staircase, cupboards and doors have held up amazingly well!

[@pamelasharp4766]

That's because it is real wood. Not this manufactured fake crap in homes today😥 just sad.

[@suzum.9713]

This is inspiring me to take photos of my 1840's home so there is some documentation.

[@kellysaunooke740]

I bet this was once lovely.The woodwork and staircase are crafted so well.Ashame this poor house was left to rot.

[@suzannekosic4088]

Absolutely love your videos. The way to walk and talk, describing what you are seeing and showing us. Thank you for that. Most videos I’ve seen is just a walk through with no idea of what is in the room. Love it, keep on talking!

[@jasonrossi4017]

i love the wood work in this place

[@dawnsmith7936]

Good job, great video ! So sad to see this crumble away ! Was absolutely beautiful in it's day I'm sure. Could have still been, if had been cared for and loved enough.

[@gaylewilliamson9183]

It may not be livable but such beautiful woodwork.you really know your wood Young Man.Im proud to know there's a few who do.I wish it would have been saved.the paneling and stairs and hardware.love it all.💕💕💕❤

[@cwb0051]

Still,simply Lovely..stay safe..

[@angiewanders7272]

I love the architecture of the outside of the house!! Amazing detail on the inside of the house. Beautiful staircase.

[@gloriahanes6490]

Too many times I will see an abandoned home next to a beautifully restored Victorian, I can relate I am sandwiched in between two abandoned Victorian homes one on each side of my Victorian in Jackson, Michigan. Jackson has spent millions revitalizing the downtown area district, but boarded up Victorians still exist along side the new improvements to entice wealthy retirees to the area.

[@tarabeard]

Love the pocket doors and the woodwork.

[@andrewluder3477]

While I subscribe to the "leave it as you found it" philosophy when exploring, I sincerely hope that somebody saves all of that beautiful wood work and hardware before it is lost forever. You just can't get things like that anymore, it would be a travesty for it to be left to rot or destroyed.

[@OnceOccupied]

I agree wholeheartedly. The amount of things that we wanted to save over the years is astounding so we just take pictures and leave them there to rot in hopes that the photos live on or that someone else comes to save what’s left abandoned.

[@TheJanet4321]

What an exquisite house this must have been - just beautiful.

[@jodylyn6777]

I have never seen curved glass windows! So cool!

[@theheartofablackbird2109]

Thanks once again for risking your lives to bring us the best in Abandoned Ohio. Those 2nd story floors were sketch.

[@bluemonday7054]

The hardware on those pocket doors is amazing. The main staircase is gorgeous. This house would be a dream if it were restored and I wish I could be the one to do it. Wouldn’t it be great to have pictures of what it looked like when it was new?

[@gregorylagerstam2488]

You are risking life and limb to do this video, but so glad YOU did it!!! What a shame to see this one just rot away. Once water gets in, it certainly doesn't take long at all!!!

[@Sierrasky-y6h]

New subscriber here. Love your videos

[@OnceOccupied]

Welcome and thank you 🙏🏻

[@redneckbryon]

It's nice to see a majority of the woodwork is not painted in this house. That small pull on the pocket doors is common. That room upstairs with the sloped ceiling, I don't think that structural if you look at the walls it follows the line and the ceiling also the plaster is still in fairly good condition. Also that thing on the wall in the same room I think it's an intercomp, probably would have been used to call servants. That detail in the basement that's the holdup the chimneys. This house definitely has a lot of nice old details hopefully it all doesn't get destroyed.

[@Momvon1]

Beautiful woodwork love the brass handles

[@neilsharris]

Grear job and lots of details.

[@Mark_The_Magnificent]

Super cool house, would have loved to have seen it in its heyday! Great video!!

[@wondergranny2299]

That's some kind of a little bell on the wall. Several things in that house I've never seen before. Interestin!

[@risalangdon9883]

Really sucks to such an awesomely designed home just falling apart! The beautiful woodwork and knobs! They just don't make good houses anymore.

[@leighswogger4272]

I would love to salvage all the old wood and that beautiful staircase. I have loved pocket doors ever since I was a kid. My grand father had one in his house that i just thought was so neat. It had a pull flipper also. It would be a bit sketchy to do it though. Good video! I see someone already told you about the speaker tube. It usually went to a servants quarters/kitchen.

[@mikecroaro519]

Very large house. "Door bell buttons" at 11:26 and 12:34. Likely to ring for servants or family members to come upstairs.

[@calvinwayneweir2007]

He was called Budman from mid 70's to mid 80's

[@allisonschneider4049]

Those little mother of pearl buttons are for when they needed the maid to come to the room. As a child the house that I lived in had those & it was built in the late 1800s

[@cemeteryman]

Love your vids from the gem city

[@TheStunnagurl]

Beautiful stairs! Wow they don't have stairs like that now days.

[@OnceOccupied]

No doubt! Sadly we lose more and more every day

[@jimsoutdooradventures2748]

Really cool old house. The woodwork where you said you wont say anything reminded me of the Naked Gun movie where he said " Everywhere i go, I see something that reminds me of her" lol. Hey thanks for the adventure,be safe!!!!

[@theabandonedproject]

Looks awesome. I found your channel through the abandoned grain silo in buffalo. I grew up there and used to check out those places all the time!

[@lisarickey5381]

Love this!

[@JoJoPaintsnCrafts]

Such a gorgeous house left to rot. We have houses here in Scotland with similar woodwork inside. I much prefer old style houses over modern.

[@OnceOccupied]

Same here! I’ve been a few places in Europe but I would love to visit Scotland!

[@JoJoPaintsnCrafts]

Once Occupied you would love the history. Many castles and stately homes. The west coast of Scotland has the most amazing scenery. Eilean Donan castle is one of my favourites. You should look it up.

[@OvertheGarage-wv1wn]

After seeing the basement and the rest of the floors at the end of the video, I'm afraid it's beyond question that this beautiful house is way beyond saving. Bad termite damage in that house. I'm sure if it is still standing Dayton has boarded it up and it would be dangerous to go in at all. If you were lucky and patient you might be able to snag some stuff out of there. Four years is a long time with no roof keeping the water out let alone with an active termite colony there.

[@diannadhaliwal3647]

It looks like the one fireplace with the super high mantel are that gone had a much higher opening than when it was built.Another one you showed next with the blue tile looks like new brick lowered the "mouth"of that fireplace making them much smaller and modified.

[@OvertheGarage-wv1wn]

I think, this house is or was near me. A house near that one, or it WAS that one fell in partially and I think Dayton finished the job. However, it might be the house across from this one that was torn down, not sure yet. As you can tell from the date stamp I am writing this four years later. Even at the time of your video that house was beyond saving. It would have cost a fortune to save it and there is always damage you can't see. The house I am in now was saved kind of by accident. Someone bought it before us, put in two new floors then found how extensive the termite damage was. He went ahead and repaired it and sold it to us for a loss. He put in major floor joists. It took us a year just to fix all the plumbing problems and we still have a kitchen and bathroom to do. Very expensive and this house was in much better shape than that one. It was a crime to let that go...

[@amandaf6259]

I love you guys. I'm also born and raised in ohio

[@ScottAJacob]

Oh, you've got a great, quirky sense of sarcastic humor and a great vocalization to your speech with it's youthful, gritty toned tambour. I'd be willing to bet that you'd be a hit doing stand up comedy. How surprising that with all the water damage, the wood trimwork upstairs and throughout most of the house seemed to be in excellent condition considering the existing conditions. The home was more likely built in the 1890's though as the floorplan, decorative stylistic detailing and hardware were all out of fashion by the 1920's. You don't often see someone put their foot through the floor either, and your reaction to point out not to step there was hilarious. Good, funny stuff guys!

[@selltheteammark5904]

Love your channel I would love to buy a Victorian when I retire

[@OnceOccupied]

Just don’t buy this one it would be super expensive to fix up 😜

[@selltheteammark5904]

@@OnceOccupied right lol man I've watched about five episodes already new subscriber! I like how you tell the stories of previous owners..

[@lindaondovcsik9714]

All the woodwork is solid! It would be very costly today to use materials of this quality! Someone should maybe look into removing the wood....it's just sad to let it go to waste.

[@redhead4life12345]

West Dayton?

[@debraburnham9802]

Love the wood...can u imagine the missing mantels ?

[@johnwayne5289]

enjoyed

[@OnceOccupied]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@amyburrblotner]

Hi I'm loving the videos so far. I think those signs get put there in case anyone buys and remodels the home, that's the first remodeling guy they'll see, and they will likely just call them because they're rich and don't have to shop around, and prioritize convenience/time. I'm in a couple of Facebook groups where it's a hobby to buy old Victorian etc homes, go all out on restoring and then some, and then flex lol.(I'm not rich I just enjoy the restorations) The reason for the sign's placement up there is probably to help keep it from getting stolen. People snag them and use them for their garage sales or whatever, in the city anyway, putting it there Make a it a little more difficult to grab...keep up the awesome work

[@OnceOccupied]

Thanks Amy! Those guys are really motivated those signs are all city! I would’ve loved to of bought this property years ago but now I don’t think there’s any saving it sadly 🥺

[@amyburrblotner]

@@OnceOccupied yeah they can make ALOT of money that way. Persistence is the key.

[@ndog2005]

House had to be gorgeous when new..

[@OnceOccupied]

Yeah I can’t imagine seeing it when it was all original and painted period colors.

[@gaylewilliamson9183]

What a beautiful stair case.A large family should live there with girls to walk down on wedding day.💕😊💗

[@tigerann4941]

Those small, shallow fire places were for coal.

[@OnceOccupied]

That makes sense because it would hard to burn wood in such a shallow fireplace.

[@Sapphirez100]

The odd gadget on the wall was a speaking tube for early communications from the up stairs to the down stairs or maybe to the servants quarters,

[@gloriahanes6490]

To those who would like to "save this old home" it is possible, but first replace the roof. The settling is caused from the roof leakage and the lack of gutters. Yes, this home can be restored and some cities will offer you cash incentives to work on the project. Contact the City of Ohio and see if you can be the proud new owner. The foundation is solid and worth saving! It is rewarding and satisfying to restore and own a beautiful old home, and much cheaper than purchasing a new build which runs about $200 a square foot.

[@ToallpointsWest]

Respect. You all are some badasses for doing this!

[@jllrue]

What makes them a bad ass? It's an abandoned house !You must live a sheltered life!

[@OnceOccupied]

Appreciate the love!

[@jinkamafrink]

​ @jllrue With the very real possibility of falling through the floor, YES they are badass. I am sure I wouldn't want to do that, but they do it so we can see these wonderful buildings that just are not being built any more. Thanks guys! And do please be careful!!!

[@OnceOccupied]

Your spot on! Sadly these videos are often the last time these properties are showing a little while before they’re gone forever!

[@tigerann4941]

That tall missing mantle likely had a mirror in the space that loomed over the fire place.

[@OnceOccupied]

I bet it was spectacular!

[@keepingitreal215]

Purple, red, blue walls? The woodwork is gorgeous. Please tell me some company will salvage it.

[@OnceOccupied]

I know I don’t know who painted and chose those colors or what they were thinking 😜. Sadly many of the houses in this area have beautiful woodwork that was never saved and most likely this one will be gone as well.

[@marjorieguajardo4920]

Beautiful house. To bad its rotting away.

[@tiffanyrose8810]

Tamara day where are you this house needs you now

[@Momvon1]

I think that's an intercom to the kitchen.

[@brokenglass849]

Those arched brick structures in the basement are fireplace foundations. This house dates to back to the late nineteenth century, not the nineteen twenties. By the way, where was the bathroom? Great video!

[@OnceOccupied]

The county records say 1920 but it’s hard to say if those are accurate. The only bathroom that I found was a random toilet upstairs where are the walls collapsed. I was wishing for a clawfoot tub the whole time 😎

[@supermoodydealwithit]

I agree. In one of them there's a lower plugged pipeline to the chimney. Hurts my heart to see this rot from the top down!!!! Still has proper jacks in the center of the support beams in the cellar

[@paulfkotsch9589]

I think that tube with switch like, is a talkin tube to the kitchen. For the servants attending

[@richardvg7670]

I'm not exactly sure what that could be for that pipe but it could be a couple of things that could be a vent valve for heating it could be control for the furnace or it might even have something to do with old style gaslighting because I know our farm has that we had there was a piece of pipe sticking out of the wall upstairs and there was a couple of switches like that in the house as well like this mother of pearl buttons

[@glenwaker7865]

thats budman on the budweiser sticker. probably from the early 70s

[@OnceOccupied]

I knew one of you Budweiser drinkers would know 😜

[@richardvg7670]

That is amazing woodworking that house they definitely don't spend that much to tailor build houses like that anymore

[@janetfeathers4128]

This house was absolutely beautiful in its day. I am hoping that the fireplace mantles where salvaged.

[@hilarioph]

Those fire place on their rooms are so very comparable when during winter. I wonder who own this house?

[@greg7656]

odd looking place for Dayton. Wonder who lived there, and when they abandoned? And how on earth has it not been picked clean by now? Really cool looking details. I hear cars going by - is it near a highway or road?

[@StallionFernando]

Wow, one of my favs, specially that amazing staircase! Such a shame it can't be saved :/

[@janellechadrick6685]

There are a couple of abandoned houses on Lower Bellbrook in either Bellbrook or Spring Valley. Not sure what that area is considered. Do you ever go that way?

[@calvinwayneweir2007]

That in the wall was a butler call

[@pennyfields491]

It was a speaking tube to the servants in the downstairs hall.

[@forgottenfoundations1792]

OOccupied: This is definitely a house I don't recommend anyone visit Me: ...eh I promise I won't sue (though first I have to find it...and someone to go with lol) Also I've also noticed those drywall doctor signs bloody everywhere, even at the abandoned YMCA/school you went to a while back. A quick Google search returned some...interesting results. I think I'll skip out on hiring him for all my drywall needs

[@simplelittle]

I am guessing a way to advertise without spending money.

[@gmyers4366]

Someone needs to check with local government to get salvage rights and rescue all of the staircase and all the woodworkings.

[@laurieishmael1001]

I’m not sure about up here in the north but in the south the pocket door was usually a attached to the room where they had their family member who passed away for the funeral in the house for about 3 days or so and a lot of times they buried them on the property in a small plot and I think they saved a lot of money by doing that 😧

[@Nicole-lx1um]

Those sliding doors are called, "French doors." As for the beer can sticker, judging from the pop top, it should date back to the 1980s at least, or probably earlier. I think it could be from the 1970s, I sort of remember beer cans looking like that then when I was a kid. Love the hardware on the building and the woodwork. If you want to see more curved glass and turrets on a building check out Dan Bell's explore of Uplands Mansion in Baltimore. Uplands has several turrets with curved glass.

[@josephsupinsky5207]

The character on the sticker is "BudMan".

[@jodylyn6777]

How does a house that big not have bathrooms? Was there a door you missed somewhere?

[@Lisa-gv6rk]

Slower when panning the camera please? Great old house.

[@ivalee1958]

it is an intercom

[@jonathanmiller4467]

Through the windows looking out from decay, there could be a a hidden staircase here.

[@jennbell4251]

Beautiful home, too bad it's fallen into disrepair. I see so many abandoned businesses/homes explores on You Tube in Ohio, what's going on out there?

[@kenlahmers9648]

It's a wonder you didn't fall through the floor!!!

[@lauriedennis7256]

Someone needs to salvage the beautiful woodwork and staircase

[@J3006K]

The drywall signs are there in case the house sells they can call that drywall contractor. He's advertising in relevant places.

[@dakotahbellville482]

I don't exactly know why Drywall Doctor puts their signs where they do but living in Dayton I've noticed their signs in very interesting spots. Like some of the areas they post them I think were probably dangerous for the hanger to get to. I've wondered if they pay more if the hangers put them in crazy places.

[@carolmay5168]

Every room had a fireplace since there were no furnaces.